Example sentences of "[vb past] i [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He expected me to ask questions but I carefully refrained from showing interest . |
| 2 | ‘ That Francis expected me to buy Sleet from Leon . ’ |
| 3 | A few months later the Oxfordshire Education Committee responded to 10/65 by appointing me as co-ordinator for the Banbury reorganization , and commissioned me to submit plans : the noisy sewage pump had done its work . |
| 4 | He knows that we want to hear about his experience of Neighbours — ‘ They asked me to do Neighbours The Cyber Series , but I could n't go that far … feeling what it 's like to be in Jim Robinson 's shirt , what a waste of technology ’ — that we want tales of drugs and tripping , and an outsider 's observations on British cultural mistakes ( the shell suit ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Much to my surprise and delight , sure enough in ‘ 84 he contacted me and asked me to take part in the Mozart ‘ Coronation ’ Mass to be performed in front of the Pope the following year . |
| 6 | On Wednesday last I had an interview with the Archbishop and he asked me to leave Kidlington and go to a vacant parish in Birmingham ( Rednal ) where a friend of mine had died recently . |
| 7 | " Just before we left Iran , the Shah asked me to call Sadat , but the telephone was on strike , the telex also . |
| 8 | At last he reached me and asked me to demonstrate el thwing . |
| 9 | ‘ I feel guilty because a teacher in school asked me to stay friends with her after we left , but somehow I never seem to have time . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He asked me to check data on a recent employee . |
| 11 | The man beckoned to me as I stood around vaguely , and asked me to fetch cognac for him , vodka with ice for his wife and … what for Nell ? |
| 12 | Mr asked me to come Wednesday when you went . |
| 13 | Today , when he asked me to alter dialogue I 'd already learned once more — I refused . |
| 14 | ‘ Then he asked me to tell Ince he would definitely be playing in Spain . |
| 15 | Refreshed and a little more composed after my love tryst , I went back to Richmond where Benjamin asked me to accompany Southgate to collect stores from the Tower . |
| 16 | It was a rebellion which led me to take wife and kids from the suburbs into the peace of the countryside . |
| 17 | Mention of the Paints quality programme led me to ask Chris Hampson about the overall ICI approach to quality improvement . |
| 18 | However , my GCSE courses eventually led me to attend university as a mature student and now I hope to become a solicitor . |
| 19 | Mm , we went in that , we went and got me barm cakes and a bit , a few veg and that , went , oh I bought Li Joanne a little set of er instead of an Easter egg , it 's quite nice , I got it from that shop , you know erm next to Kingston and Hutch |
| 20 | That got me moving east fast , searching hard now for access to the quire . |
| 21 | In 1810 Miss Weeton wrote to her brother : ‘ Mr. Green , the artist , requested me to stand Godmother for his child on Thursday last ( 11th October ) . |
| 22 | Asked how personal development had been affected , responses reveal improvements in self-confidence , social skills and aspirations : ‘ it has given me extra confidence to speak at meetings , e.g. community council , community association meetings ’ ; ‘ it has brought out skills I never new I had ’ ; ‘ I have learned to work closer with people since I joined , which is a new experience for me , and become more tolerant of people 's attitudes and ways ’ ; ‘ I am more aware of my own attitude towards my group ’ ; ‘ it has given me more confidence in my own ability to learn new skills ’ ; ‘ made me do things that I thought I was not capable of doing ’ . |
| 23 | My father knew I would n't do biology , but he made me do chemistry and only a small amount of mathematics . |
| 24 | This emotion which , even as I planned to drive to Prague , while admitting only to liking you well enough to want to ease any problems that might arise , made me instruct Lubor … ’ |
| 25 | Again , my mother refused to believe that I , at thirteen , could have the same size bust as her , and made me wear bras which were much too small for me , causing the girls in the changing rooms at school to snigger even more . |
| 26 | It was another day before she 'd say , ‘ You made me bring food for your tart so I poisoned it . |
| 27 | The woman who stamped my passport made me change money with her and she robbed me . |
| 28 | Tricia sat between Melanie and me , which made me change gear ever so carefully in case I brushed against her ample thigh , and Melanie shouted instructions around her . |
| 29 | When I felt strong enough to get dressed and go downstairs , Diana and Mary looked after me very kindly , and made me feel welcome in their pleasant home . |
| 30 | ‘ And he gave me a big cuddle even though I 'm 16 , which made me feel tons better straight away . ’ |